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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] anonymous id


From: Thomas Zander
Subject: Re: [Gnu-arch-users] anonymous id
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 12:27:46 +0100
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On Thursday 30 October 2003 11:45, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> >>>>> "Tez" == Tez Kamihira <address@hidden> writes:
>
>     Tez> I made a tiny work to get rid of this problem. Using this
>     Tez> patch, tla makes some random ID just like "Anonyous
>     Tez> <address@hidden>" where GGGG is so-called GUID or UUID.
>
>     Tez> I don't know what kind of influences does it cause in the
>     Tez> whole tla system. Is it harmful ? harmless ? or stupid idea ?
>
> I think this is bad because that ID is silently used in logs.  People
> will set the id and forget it, and then they may end up with an
> archive full of GoodStuff[tm] with anonymized log messages. 

CVS has managed using the username for years; if you claim that it is worse 
then thats a bit strange since I can really alter my ID at each commit. So 
your claim that a real email would make it better seems a bit strange.

- -- 
Thomas Zander
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